The welding fume extraction equipment market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent years, the market size for welding fume extraction equipment has seen robust growth. From $2.78 billion in 2024, it is set to rise to $2.96 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%. The expansion noted during the historical period is a result of factors such as occupational safety norms, awareness about health risks, global economic patterns, governmental efforts, and industrial growth.
The Welding Fume Extraction Equipment market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• In the coming years, a robust growth is predicted for the welding fume extraction equipment market, surging to $3.89 billion by 2029 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.0%.
This progress during the forecast period is largely owing to increased regulatory strictness and awareness, high focus on workers' health along with safety, the expansion of end-user industries, a positive global economic outlook, and the incorporation of IoT and automation. The forecast period is also marked by technological advancements, stringent regulatory guidelines, a rise in the use of portable solutions, environmentally friendly solutions, and collaborations and partnerships.
The uptick in construction activities is playing a major role in propelling the growth of the welding fume extraction equipment market. This refers specifically to the industry focussed on the building, maintenance and repair of infrastructural facilities. These extraction equipments are utilized to gather and remove the hazardous fumes produced during the welding process in the construction field. This ensures the safety of the construction workers by protecting them from severe health ailments such as pulmonary diseases, neurological damage, etc., that are linked with welding fumes. To illustrate, predictions from Oxford Economics, a UK-based firm specializing in economic data, indicate that the value of construction work is expected to surge from $9.7 trillion in 2022 to $13.9 trillion by 2037, incentivised by significant construction markets in China, U.S., and India. Thus, it's clear that the expansion of construction activities is fuelling the progress of the welding fume extraction equipment market.
The welding fume extraction equipment market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Product: Mobile Units, Stationary Units, Large Centralized Systems
2) By Application: Arc Welding, Resistance Welding, Laser Beam Welding, Oxy-Fuel Welding
3) By Vertical: Aerospace, Automotive, Building And Construction, Energy, Oil And Gas, Marine, Other Verticals
Subsegments:
1) By Mobile Units: Portable Fume Extractors, Cart-Mounted Extractors, Self-Contained Extraction Systems
2) By Stationary Units: Bench-Mounted Fume Extractors, Wall-Mounted Extractors, Ceiling-Mounted Extraction Systems
3) By Large Centralized Systems: Multi-Station Extraction Systems, Ducted Extraction Systems, Industrial Fume Extraction Systems
The most prominent trend in the welding fume extraction equipment market is product innovation. Major players in the industry are concentrating on presenting inventive solutions to maintain their market standing. For instance, in June 2024, Nederman, an environmental technology company based in Sweden, introduced the MCP-GO, a practical, budget-friendly welding fume extractor that uses its famed MCP SmartFilter technology. This compact and user-friendly device is equipped with the latest filtration technology and is specifically designed for easy set-up. It is reliable in offering clean air during manual and robotic welding, cobots, and thermal cutting processes, catering to up to five extraction points. This product targets capturing and filtering fumes generated during welding and laser cutting processes.
Major companies operating in the welding fume extraction equipment market include:
• Air Liquide Welding S.A.
• Donaldson Company Inc.
• Filcar S.p.A.
• Kemper GmbH
• Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.
• Miller Electric Mfg. LLC
• Pace International Corp.
• Parker Hannifin Corporation
• RoboVent
• Sentry Air Systems Inc.
• Environmental Systems Technology Group Inc.
• Air Cleaning Specialists Inc.
• PAT Technology Systems Inc.
• Fumex LLC
• Air Impurities Removal Systems Inc.
• Vactagon LLC
• Plymovent B.V.
• Nederman Holding AB
• Airflow Systems Inc.
• Purex Corporation
• AirBench Systems Inc.
• Diversitech Corporation
• Abicor Binzel Schweisstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
• ESAB AB
• CLOOS Schweißgeräte GmbH
• Cebora s.r.l.
• Handte Umwelttechnik GmbH
• BOFA International Ltd.
• Dongguan VILLO Technology Inc.
• ULT AG Umwelt-Lufttechnik
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the welding fume extraction equipment market in 2024. The regions covered in the welding fume extraction equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa